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Splendor Santa Barbara LOVES the coconut and we use coconut oil as the main base oil for many of our products.  Why coconut?  Coconut oil is healthy, sustainable and provides luxurious moisture and a great natural lather without the chemicals.  We are delighted to hear the stories people tell us about how coconut oil has changed their lives; treating acne, pigmentation problems, oral bacteria, eczema and psoriasis.     FACT: a coconut (Cocos nucifera) is: a fruit, a nut, and a seed.     FICTION: Coconut oil and palm oil are the same. African Palm oil (Elaeis spp.)= unsustainable   Coconut oil IS sustainable    FACT: Coconut Water is one of the biggest sources of...

SOAP-We use it every day, but what's it really made out of? Soap by definition is made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats.  Commercial "soaps" are actually a detergent made from a cleansing substance that acts similarly to soap but is made from chemical compounds rather than fats and lye.   But isn't lye a chemical as well?  Yes, but only until it is saponified (to convert (a fat or oil) into soap).  There is no lye left in the final product....No Lie! Today  we deconstruct and demystify the most well-known soaps in America,...